Chronicles of Curiosity

A blog for curious engineers.

  • Chronicle 1: How Does Your Phone Know Where It Is?

    Chronicle 1: How Does Your Phone Know Where It Is? Ever wonder how your phone magically knows where you are whether you are hiking, driving, or walking in your city? In this first Chronicle of our GNSS series, we take you on a real road trip and unpack the science behind smartphone location: GNSS satellites,

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  • Chronicle 2: Meet, Follow and Understand GNSS Signals

    Chronicle 2: Meet, Follow and Understand GNSS Signals In this chronicle, we explore how GNSS signals are structured and how the receiver in our phone uses them. We will look at the components that form the signal, how it is transmitted from space, and how the information needed for positioning is extracted. In the previous

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